Basic People's Court

A basic people's court (simplified Chinese: 基层人民法院; traditional Chinese: 基層人民法院; pinyin: Jīcéng Rénmín Fǎyuàn) is a lowest level court in the Courts of General Jurisdiction in the People's Republic of China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the basic people's courts handle the first instance cases at the local level.

Basic people's courts are set up at the county and district level. They consist of a president, vice president, and judges. A basic court may be further divided into criminal, civil, and economic divisions. Basic people's courts also handle cases that are deemed too trivial to require a trial.

Court systems of the People's Republic of China

Mainland
  • Supreme People's Court
Local
people's
courts
  • High courts
  • Intermediate courts
  • Basic courts
Courts of
special
jurisdiction
  • Military courts
  • Railway transport courts
  • Maritime courts

Hong Kong
  • Court of Final Appeal
  • High Court
  • District Court
  • Magistrates' Courts
  • Tribunals

Macau
  • Court of Final Appeal
  • Intermediate Court
  • Courts of the First Instance
    • Primary Court
    • Administrative Court

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